Willingdon Primary School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 5-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Rapsons Road
Willingdon
Eastbourne
East Sussex
BN20 9RJ
Phone 01323482619
Reference Number 114422

General Makeup

Number of pupils 421
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 52.49%
Girls: 47.51%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 14.5%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 3.1%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 30.2
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 30.5
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 30

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 36 24 60
2 28 31 59
3 30 30 60
4 32 27 59
5 28 32 60
6 32 28 60

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 92.4%
White, Other 2.6%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.2%
White & Asian 0.7%
White & Black (African) 0.7%
Asian, Other 0.7%
Unclassified 0.5%
Mixed, Other 0.5%
Chinese 0.2%
Irish 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Outstanding
  >  Personal Development Outstanding
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Inspection Date 2024-06-25
Date Description Report
2024-06-04 School inspection: School inspection:
2021-09-21 School inspection: School inspection:
2016-03-02 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2013-11-07 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2012-01-19 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2010-05-06 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2008-10-01 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2005-07-04 Full inspection Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 65% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 22% Unlock Unlock

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 105 Unlock Unlock
Maths 104 Unlock Unlock

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -0.4 Unlock Unlock
Writing 1.9 Unlock Unlock
Maths -0.9 Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

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Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 41 2
Third Preference 29 1
From another Local Authority 1 0

Previous Years

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Name Distance
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Langney Primary Academy
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Name Distance
Willingdon Community School
Broad Road, Lower Willingdon, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN20 9QX
0.21 miles
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1.21 miles
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3.35 miles
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